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- Kari, Grant and Tory return and they'll get to the bottom of the challenges facing each team, especially the torsion class, which is primed to beat the air cannons for the first time this year. Find out if any records will be broken this year at the Punkin Chunkin championships.
- Contestants compete to throw their pumpkins the farthest with all sorts of wacky contraptions.
- So you didn't think pumpkins could fly? Think again! This film chronicles the real-life stories of siege machines and the people who build them - and why they throw pumpkins.
- Engineers, back-yard tinkerers and various other catapult aficianados meet once a year in Delaware for the World Championship " Punkin' Chunkin'" catapulting competition. This Discovery Channel special documents the November 2001 event.
- 2018–Podcast Episode
- Phil is upset that Claire is stifling his creativity, Mitchell doesn't believe Cameron's "punkin chunkin" story, Gloria won't let Jay tell Manny that his Thanksgiving centerpiece is horrible, and Hayley and Alex get in an accident.
- Kari, Grant and Tory return and they'll get to the bottom of the challenges facing each team, especially the torsion class, which will challenge the air cannons for the first time ever. Also, one team has shown through testing that they can chunk a mile.
- 2019– 1h 28mPodcast Episode
- 2016– 32mPodcast Episode
- 2014–Podcast EpisodeIf you listen to metal or heavy music, you have heard of Dillinger Escape Plan. You have also probably heard of Ben Weinman, their guitarist. Ben, recently named one of Spin Magaine's Top 100 Guitarists, joins us on the cast to talk about the formation of Dillinger, his career in music, the music industry, and the soon to be end of the band. Ben is laid back, smart, and extremely talented. Make sure to check out Dillinger on this tour, because this is it. Next, we have Steve Pierce, of the Punkin Chunkin team, "American Chunker", on to discuss what goes into such a unique hobby and competition. We also talk about Scott's insanely awkward weekend, running a 5k while sweating Yuenglings, and the current state of the NFL and its protests.
- 2014–Podcast EpisodeAs always nice to be back in studio with my wingman. Burlew and I discuss a million different things today including my late night call to Burlew, Punkin Chunkin, Pinochle, Coheed and Cambria, a man with an eyepatch puking, and Burlew falling asleep during a conference call. We also talk about listening to Darryl Strawberry talk about his career and lifelong battle with addiction. A very fun evening and chat session.
- 2003– 22mTV-PGTV EpisodeAs Punkin Chunkin 2011 draws closer six-time champ Yankee Siege builds a new trebuchet, a soldier returns from war to captain torsion team Alesia Gaul Buster and human-powered Pumpkin Slayer gets a workout. Tory Belleci of MythBusters hosts.
- With Punkin Chunkin 2011 almost here trebuchet First in Fright gets a risky upgrade, centrifugal underdogs Inertia II attempt the unthinkable and last year's air cannon champ Hormone Blaster comes under fire. Kari Byron of MythBusters hosts.
- 2003– 22mTV-PGTV EpisodeAs the 2011 Punkin Chunkin Championship approaches, air cannon American Chunker goes high-tech, Chunk legend Fat Jimmy attempts to build a new catapult and team Launch-Ness Monster updates their revolutionary trebuchet. Grant Imahara of MythBusters hosts.
- Mythbusters Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara host Punkin' Chunkin' 2011 from Bridgeville, Delaware. 120 teams of backyard engineers will attempt to launch a pumpkin as far as possible and take home the title of the world's furthest chunk.
- Featured in this special, Punkin Chunkin 2016, edition: Carbon Fibre, Industrial Wire Ropes, Mountain Bikes and Gears.
- It's not pumpkin chucking, it's punkin chunkin. Whether it's air cannons, trebuchets, catapults, or centrifugal machines, the goal is simple: throw the "punkin" the furthest.